17 17 DILLON GRADED SCHOOL AND DILLON PUBLIC SCHOOL
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South Carolina Historical Marker recalling the importance of education to the citizens of Dillon, SC from 1896 to present.
Waymark Code: WMTM2X
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 12/08/2016
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DILLON GRADED SCHOOL AND DILLON PUBLIC SCHOOL
The Dillon School Campus includes a unique collection of educational buildings from different periods, each representing the pedagoglical and architectural styles of the age. The first building constructed on the campus was the 1896 Dillon Graded School. Built in the Italianate-style, the school was meant as a statement of the community's committment to educating its children.
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Sponsored by Dillon Historic School Foundation, 2016
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DILLON GRADED SCHOOL AND DILLON PUBLIC SCHOOL
Auditorium and gymnasium additions built in 1936 display a striped classicism typical of the Public Works Administration (PWA) funded building projects. The 1957 cafeteria addition exhibits the prevailing thinking that one-stroy schools with window walls for light and circulation were best. The complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.
Sponsored by Dillon Historic School Foundation, 2016
Marker Name: 17 17 DILLON GRADED SCHOOL AND DILLON PUBLIC SCHOOL
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Building
Marker number: 17 17
County: Dillon
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